Study Site (Citation) | Magnitude of Intestinal helminths | Laboratory Method used | Sample size | |
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Nepal [5] | 27.67% | Direct wet mount | 495 | |
Yemen [6] | 90% | Direct wet mount and Formol-ether | 330 | |
Nigeria [7] | 63.49% | Formol-ether | 252 | |
Sao Tome and Principe [8] | 64.7% | Merthiolate-iodine-formaldehyde | 252 | |
Sudan [9] | 24.9% | Kato-katz | 662 | |
Sudan [10] | 84% | Direct wet mount and Formol-ether | 120 | |
Sudan [11] | 30% | Formol-ether | 200 | |
Kenya [12] | 44.05% | Kato-katz | 377 | |
Ethiopia | Bahir Dar [13] | 65.5% | Formol-ether | 359 |
Zege [14] | 69.1% | Formol-ether | 408 | |
Maksegnit and Enfranz [15] | 66.4% | Kato-katz | 550 | |
Chencha [16] | 36.8% | Kato-katz | 408 | |
Arba Minch zuria [17] | 39.9% | Direct wet mount and Formol-ether | 858 | |
Hawassa [18] | 67.9% | Formol-ether | 374 | |
Wolyta [19] | 72.2% | Kato-katz and Formol-ether | 503 | |
Jimma Zone [20] | 48.4% | Kato-katz | 302 |